In trying to reduce carbon emissions, communities throughout Maine will face complex trade-offs.
Ben Bragdon
Staff Writer
Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those newspapers and Central Maine Sunday for more than 10 years. Before that, he was managing editor for weekly newspapers at Current Publishing in Westbrook. He began his career as a reporter at the Piscataquis Observer in Dover-Foxcroft and editor at the Moosehead Messenger in Greenville. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University.
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Our View: Juvenile justice reform starts with the youngest
Maine can continue taking steps in the right direction by keeping the youngest offenders out of the justice system.
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Our View: Lobster industry changes require more evidence on whale deaths
The blame shouldn’t be laid on Maine fishermen unless regulators can show that’s where it belongs.
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Our View: Oxford County town’s anti-mask resolution misuses Americans with Disabilities Act
Selectmen in the town of Paris are among those making a mockery of rights won by people with disabilities.
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Our View: Maine should be a land of opportunity for skilled immigrants
Many well-educated Mainers are not able to make full use of their education and training.
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Our View: George Smith’s love of Maine is his legacy
The columnist, who died last week at 72, worked tirelessly to make his state a better place.
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Our View: Maine has catching up to do on ‘forever chemicals’
Legislators should follow the latest research, which shows the industrial chemicals may be unsafe at very low levels.
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Our View: Maine’s 1901 flag design stands out in a crowd
As the Kennebec Journal wrote more than a century ago, the simple pine-tree-and-star combo says, ‘There is Maine.’
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Our View: CMP’s high connection costs threaten Maine solar industry
Gov. Mills is right to demand answers after the company springs costly upgrades on solar project developers.
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Our View: Kids too often forgotten when a parent is incarcerated
Maine should take steps to keep parents out of prison and jail, and help kids in the process.